Analogous

Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the

drawing of an analogy 

Antonym: incomparable

Apposite

suitable; appropriate; pertinent; relevant

Antonym: inappropriate

Abscond

 to steal off and hide; to depart clandestinely

Antonym: to remain

Aberrant

 Deviating from the norm

(noun form= aberration)

antonym: normal, direct

Alacrity

eager and enthusiastic willingness

antonym:  apathy, aversion

Approbation

an expression of approval or praise

antonym: criticism, disapprobation

 Assuage

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

antonym:  exacerbate, upset

Audacious

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

antonym:  cautious, yielding, humble

Austere

without adornment, bare, severely simple; ascetic,

severe (in temperament); refraining,abstinent

antonym:  extravagant; indulgent; gentle

Ascetic

a person who renounces material comforts and l

eads a life of austere self-discipline, especially

as an act of religious devotion

antonym:  sybarite

Abstemious

able to retain things ; having a good memory

antonym: forgetting

Axiomatic

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

antonym:  misunderstood; questionable

Abate

to lessen in intensity or degree

antonym:  amplify, intensify, enhance

Ameliorate

to make better or more tolerable

antonym:  worsen

Avarice

greed, especially for wealth

(adj. form = avaricious)

antonym:  generosity; philanthropy

Acumen

keen, accurate judgment or insight

antonym:  denseness, ignorance, ineptness

Amalgamate

to combine several elements into a whole

antonym:  divide, separate

Aver

to state as a fact; to declare or assert

Acerbic

having a sour or bitter taste or character;

sharp, biting

antonym:  kind, mild, sweet

Aggrandize

to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

antonym:  belittle, debase, humble

Astringent

having a tightening effect on living tissue;

harsh; severe

antonym:  bland, mild

Alloy

to commingle;to debase by mixing with something inferior

antonym:  unalloyed, pure

Appropriate

to take for one's own use; confiscate

antonym:  bequeath, give, return

Arrest

to suspend; to engage;

holding one's attention

(as in arrested adolescence or an arresting portrait)

antonym:  activate; encourage; be ignored/passed over